Antipsychotic Drug

Using anonymised medical records of patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, researchers singled out 676 cases that met the study criteria of having a PD diagnosis and being prescribed pimavanserin, quetiapine (an antipsychotic drug marketed as Seroquel) or both.

The researchers said that these drugs even for short-term, may trigger influences that could cause weight gain and the risk of developing diabetes.

People with schizophrenia are at an increased risk of developing diabetes, even when the effects of antipsychotic drugs, diet and exercise are adjusted for, a new study has found.

The side effects of antipsychotics can be quite problematic and researchers have found that the proportion of adolescents with autism or intellectual disability has increased among youths treated with these medications.

An antidepressant drug, if taken along with a antipsychotic pill, can better help the elderly with hard-to-treat depression, a clinical trial including researchers from Washington University in St Louis has indicated.

The abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration is for Quetiapine Fumarate tablet, generic version AstraZeneca's Seroquel is in strength of 25 mg (base).

High levels of sugar in the blood, also known as hyperglycaemia, is a common finding in individuals taking atypical antipsychotics.

The atypical antipsychotic drug aripiprazole enhances the response to antidepressants in patients with treatment-resistant major depression.

A common side effect of many antipsychotic medications is increased appetite and weight gain, but a new study suggests that this doesn't happen to all patients. And even if they do gain weight, they can shed the extra pounds with diet and exercise, or even by switching medication.

Antipsychotic drugs are very useful in the treatment of mental illness. These drugs cause emotional quietening, indifference to surroundings and sedation. They reduce the agitation and disturbed behaviour often associated with delusions and hallucinations in the psychotic patients. The World Health Organization maintains the database on adverse d...

Using anonymised medical records of patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, researchers singled out 676 cases that met the study criteria of having a PD diagnosis and being prescribed pimavanserin, quetiapine (an antipsychotic drug marketed as Seroquel) or both.

The researchers said that these drugs even for short-term, may trigger influences that could cause weight gain and the risk of developing diabetes.

People with schizophrenia are at an increased risk of developing diabetes, even when the effects of antipsychotic drugs, diet and exercise are adjusted for, a new study has found.

The side effects of antipsychotics can be quite problematic and researchers have found that the proportion of adolescents with autism or intellectual disability has increased among youths treated with these medications.

An antidepressant drug, if taken along with a antipsychotic pill, can better help the elderly with hard-to-treat depression, a clinical trial including researchers from Washington University in St Louis has indicated.

The abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration is for Quetiapine Fumarate tablet, generic version AstraZeneca's Seroquel is in strength of 25 mg (base).

High levels of sugar in the blood, also known as hyperglycaemia, is a common finding in individuals taking atypical antipsychotics.

The atypical antipsychotic drug aripiprazole enhances the response to antidepressants in patients with treatment-resistant major depression.

A common side effect of many antipsychotic medications is increased appetite and weight gain, but a new study suggests that this doesn't happen to all patients. And even if they do gain weight, they can shed the extra pounds with diet and exercise, or even by switching medication.

Antipsychotic drugs are very useful in the treatment of mental illness. These drugs cause emotional quietening, indifference to surroundings and sedation. They reduce the agitation and disturbed behaviour often associated with delusions and hallucinations in the psychotic patients. The World Health Organization maintains the database on adverse d...